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Mark Koennecke has had a tremendous impact in the NOBUGS community, having significant influence on the development of NeXus and more recently on NICOS for use at ESS.
In 2002, when the software development planning was begun at ACNS (formerly The Bragg Institute), there was a timeline of 2 years to provide experimental controls software for 7 neutron beam instruments. The budget allowed for one developer. Mark was willing to work with ACNS and PSI agreed to provide SICS as shared-source. The project was successful, and SICS is used on 11 instruments at ACNS in 2024.
This communication is to say thank you to Mark for his contribution to the success of ACNS, and to flag that it may be time to look for alternatives to SICS, even though SICS is still functional and fit for purpose. The longevity of SICS (first designed in 1996) is a testament to Mark’s design and to the timelessness of C.
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